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>> let me tell you something that obama won this election and everybody back up and calm down, and obama won the election, because he has learned micro politicking and republicans are stuck on macro politics. we are spending hundreds of millions on tv when people are getting the news from twitter and all of this stuff. we are not running a modern campaign. >> well, you are right, and hang on, al. i want to say this before you respond. i think that what you say is right on, because being on the ground, everybody underestimated the obama ground campaign and the romney people were calling automatically to say, pick up and support our campaign. the obama campaign had offices in the communities for years and i see that you have not voted. if you go and vote, we will take your name off or find a way to get you to the vote and talking about gop tv and politics and i realized they were getting people to the polls and reaching people personally, al. >> right. let me say this, president obama received 12 million less votes this year than he did in 2008. mitt romney got almost 3 million votes less
>> let me tell you something that obama won this election and everybody back up and calm down, and obama won the election, because he has learned micro politicking and republicans are stuck on macro politics. we are spending hundreds of millions on tv when people are getting the news from twitter and all of this stuff. we are not running a modern campaign. >> well, you are right, and hang on, al. i want to say this before you respond. i think that what you say is right on, because...
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my meineke. >>> we're waiting for president obama. he is in new york right now getting a close-up look at the damage from hurricane sandy. he is in staten island. he will be addressing the photographers, reporters there that facility. as soon as he goes up to the podium, we'll bring that to you live. >>> petraeus might be the most recent example of a powerful person having an extramarital affair. not the first. more than 200 years ago, founding father hamilton admitted to cheating. in recent years, president kennedy's affairs, lyndon b. johnson allegedly had a buzzer that sounded when his wife was on the way. what makes powerful people do it? clinical psychologist jeff gardere joining us. >> good to see you. >> when you look at the example of petraeus and whether the affair, the e-mails, powerful person and the two women involved, as well. they're married, they have kids. they have jobs. they're powerful in their own right and not like young interns or victims here. why this whole group, this whole culture? how do you explain their be
my meineke. >>> we're waiting for president obama. he is in new york right now getting a close-up look at the damage from hurricane sandy. he is in staten island. he will be addressing the photographers, reporters there that facility. as soon as he goes up to the podium, we'll bring that to you live. >>> petraeus might be the most recent example of a powerful person having an extramarital affair. not the first. more than 200 years ago, founding father hamilton admitted to...
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but after fox news called obama for obama, the their best-known commentator objected. >> we have to be careful about calling things. >> reporter: once karl rove questioned the decision, megan kelly walked back there. live camera in tow. >> keep coming. here we go. >> we're actually quite comfortable with the call in ohio. >> reporter: but the anchor who got the most flack was abc's diane sawyer. >> can we have our music? because this is another big one here. >> reporter: viewers thought her delivery was strange. >> i'll have what diane sawyer is having. >> president barack obama has won the minnesota. >> reporter: someone else tweeted, and diane sawyer declares tonight's winner is chardonnay. >> reporter: officially abc wouldn't comment but staffers suggest the diane was just exhausted from debate prep and hurricane coverage. what's an anchor supposed to do when she gets a call of nature while she's in the middle of calling states? >> i came back from thea
but after fox news called obama for obama, the their best-known commentator objected. >> we have to be careful about calling things. >> reporter: once karl rove questioned the decision, megan kelly walked back there. live camera in tow. >> keep coming. here we go. >> we're actually quite comfortable with the call in ohio. >> reporter: but the anchor who got the most flack was abc's diane sawyer. >> can we have our music? because this is another big one here....
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president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. providing quality care for returning service members struggling with physical and psychological wounds. ♪ >>> captain zachariah fike knows how to goek above and beyond the call of duty. his most notable, occurred far from the front lines. here is his story on this veterans day. >> reporter: ralph sacrificed more than just his service to our country. he sacrificed his blood. >> my dad, ralph w. bingham, he was a veteran of the first world war, the big war. >> for that sacrifice awarded our nation's oldest medal, the purple heart. >> he lost his right leg fighting in france and received a purple heart noofor that. we had it many years. >> unbeknownst to us lost in one of his moves later in his life. >> i found ralph's medal on craigslist. a calling of mine about the last three years. i locate lost or stolen medals. these are all the purple hearts i'm working. some i've located the families. some i haven't. i do this on my own time. i don't consider testimony a hobby. it's more a calli
president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. providing quality care for returning service members struggling with physical and psychological wounds. ♪ >>> captain zachariah fike knows how to goek above and beyond the call of duty. his most notable, occurred far from the front lines. here is his story on this veterans day. >> reporter: ralph sacrificed more than just his service to our country. he sacrificed his blood. >> my dad, ralph w. bingham, he was a...
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(underwater noises). >>> president obama is going to go before reporters. it's his first news conference since he was re-elected. of course, we're going to bring it to you live when it begins. we want to talk about what we can expect. fran townsend and foreman michigan governor genfor granholm and host of the war room on current tv. keynote speaker of the democratic national convention as well. we want to bring in fran, first of all. want do you want to hear from the president today that would satisfy you that this scandal and the investigations involving former cia director petraeus and general allen won't disrupt the work of national security. what do you want to hear? >> i many some respects the timing of the press conference given the scandal really is disruptive to the president's message on the economy. he can't have this press conference and not have to face these questions. i really think the only thing that he can say about it, i mean, is that he is going to honestly have the investigation that's being conducted by the d.o.d. inspector general as i
(underwater noises). >>> president obama is going to go before reporters. it's his first news conference since he was re-elected. of course, we're going to bring it to you live when it begins. we want to talk about what we can expect. fran townsend and foreman michigan governor genfor granholm and host of the war room on current tv. keynote speaker of the democratic national convention as well. we want to bring in fran, first of all. want do you want to hear from the president today...
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. >>> more fallout over obama care. with president obama winning re-election, more businesses taking a harder look at how the health care overhaul will affect their bottom line. some are now threatening hiring freezes and layoffs. >>> decking the halls before thanksgiving? not so fast. some stores are drawing the line over when they'll start celebrating the christmas season. >>> and watch out. a pit road brawl. rival nascar crews throw punches after a hit and run on the track. track. "newsroom" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hello from washington. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for being with us on this monday morning. this morning a sex scandal tarnishing one of the most respected names in washington and raises questions about one of its most secretive agencies. three days after that extramarital affair forced general david petraeus to resign as director of the cia, lawmakers are demanding answers. why didn't the fbi inform them of the investigation? and what does this mean for this week's
. >>> more fallout over obama care. with president obama winning re-election, more businesses taking a harder look at how the health care overhaul will affect their bottom line. some are now threatening hiring freezes and layoffs. >>> decking the halls before thanksgiving? not so fast. some stores are drawing the line over when they'll start celebrating the christmas season. >>> and watch out. a pit road brawl. rival nascar crews throw punches after a hit and run on...
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you said how president obama was treated. someone here on twitter said that president obama got minority votes because they saw how the first african-american president was treated. because they saw how he was treated, we didn't expect a direct return on our vote. >> i think that is a sentiment that a lot of minorities feel, even latinos felt a lot of disrespect, felt a lot of offense with the way that a lot of the conservative movement was talking about this president. now, there's a lot of grumbling and we know this in the african-american community as well as the latino community that this president was not doing what he needed to do in the first term. i think the white house understands that. i think the white house understands that there was a lot of disappointment. but i also think that what the republican party did in talking down to these groups and talking about how these groups would never turn out again the way that they did in 2008 -- >> it energized them. >> exactly. it absolutely energized them, especially the y
you said how president obama was treated. someone here on twitter said that president obama got minority votes because they saw how the first african-american president was treated. because they saw how he was treated, we didn't expect a direct return on our vote. >> i think that is a sentiment that a lot of minorities feel, even latinos felt a lot of disrespect, felt a lot of offense with the way that a lot of the conservative movement was talking about this president. now, there's a lot...
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. >>> and it took some days, but we have a winner in florida, president obama won in florida based on projections before today's noon deadline. >>> and we're learning today that an e-mail investigation sparked the surprise resignation of director david petraeus. sources say the affair came to light because the fbi looked into a complaint that the biographer, paula broadwell, was sending harassing e-mails to another woman. tom, it is good to see you. wish it was a better story that we were talking about. but why would the fbi investigate the cia e-mails? why is this something the agency would handle internally? >> because the fbi has jurisdiction if someone uses the internet to threaten another person. so that is where the investigation began. it was not against director petraeus. it was because threats were being received over the internet. and since they're coming into someone working at cia headquarters, and particularly in the executive area, that prompted the fbi to go ahead and investigate the threat. >> okay, so the big concern here, then, that an outsider could have access, qui
. >>> and it took some days, but we have a winner in florida, president obama won in florida based on projections before today's noon deadline. >>> and we're learning today that an e-mail investigation sparked the surprise resignation of director david petraeus. sources say the affair came to light because the fbi looked into a complaint that the biographer, paula broadwell, was sending harassing e-mails to another woman. tom, it is good to see you. wish it was a better story...
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obama is completely right. i'm not a fan of mr. obama. i didn't vote for him, but he's completely right. it is arithmetic, not complex arithmetic, we have to get more money into the system. >> there were people that agreed with that approach, even though they didn't vote for him. maybe he was talking about you. patty murray had this to say about the looming fiscal cliff. let's listen in. >> i think the republicans have a decision today. they need to decide whether they're going to stay and protect the wealthiest americans from participating in this challenge that we have, and if they do that, then we have no other choice but to go into next year when all the bush tax cuts expire and start over. i don't want to do that. i don't think we should do that. but that's what they could force us to do. >> your response to that? >> i think we may very well have to do that and i don't understand for the life of me why the republican party, to which i have belonged for a lot longer than most of the people in congress, is so adamant about protecting t
obama is completely right. i'm not a fan of mr. obama. i didn't vote for him, but he's completely right. it is arithmetic, not complex arithmetic, we have to get more money into the system. >> there were people that agreed with that approach, even though they didn't vote for him. maybe he was talking about you. patty murray had this to say about the looming fiscal cliff. let's listen in. >> i think the republicans have a decision today. they need to decide whether they're going to...
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this is a big kickoff for president obama, having meetings this week. today he's meeting with labor leaders, also liberal leaders. tomorrow, he's meeting with business leaders. obviously he needs to span the interest of these interests, i should say of these groups. as he tries to work out a deal with republicans and then he'll be meeting with the top democrat and the top republican in the house and the senate here at the white house on friday. so this is really him, we're told by white house officials listening to the concerns of some of these labor and liberal leaders. and what they want is to make sure that taxes on the wealthy increase to obviously, if that's going to be a part of averting this fiscal cliff. it's also very important to note what they don't want to happen, they don't want changes to entitlements like medicare and social security. but the bottom line is, if president obama is able to strike a deal with house republicans, it's kind of like almost all of the parties in play here, all of the stake holders who are lobbying for the preside
this is a big kickoff for president obama, having meetings this week. today he's meeting with labor leaders, also liberal leaders. tomorrow, he's meeting with business leaders. obviously he needs to span the interest of these interests, i should say of these groups. as he tries to work out a deal with republicans and then he'll be meeting with the top democrat and the top republican in the house and the senate here at the white house on friday. so this is really him, we're told by white house...
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president obama was supposed to be one-term president. ♪ libey yes, obama care no! >> a primary mission of the tea party, get the government out of people's lives. there was even an african-american-led chapter in l.a. completea sign ate rally that read tea supports mlk's dream. >> i see that fk fk likes obama care and we don't like obama care. doesn't that tell you something? >> there was a lot of pa passion but problems. christine o'donnell running for senate in delaware. years earlier she told bill maher she dabbled in witchcraft. she had this ad. >> i'm not a witch. >> they say it is a sign of the problems they would have with untested candidates. many other notable tea partiers in the limelight that year. sharon engel was tripped when she said this to a group of teenagers. >> i don't know that all of you are latino. some of you look a little more asian to me. i don't know that. >> at the tea party increased its influence, speculation released that sarah palin run for president. >> the moment of outrage came with the passage of obama care. >> she decided not to
president obama was supposed to be one-term president. ♪ libey yes, obama care no! >> a primary mission of the tea party, get the government out of people's lives. there was even an african-american-led chapter in l.a. completea sign ate rally that read tea supports mlk's dream. >> i see that fk fk likes obama care and we don't like obama care. doesn't that tell you something? >> there was a lot of pa passion but problems. christine o'donnell running for senate in delaware....
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that is obviously the biggest issue that president obama has to deal with. you're looking at tax cuts that expire at the very end of december, and then those spending cuts that are set to kick in on january 2nd. as he works, obviously, figuring out the new faces on his cabinet. he has his anything raugs on january 20th, and february is a big month as well. he needs to summit a budget at the beginning of the month. it's possible the debt ceiling the treasury department says could be hit that month. in ma the funding for the federal government is set to expire so that could mean a possible government shut down if agreement on that isn't find. >> that's a lot. want to take a look at this schedule there. a very busy calendar. possible replacement for petraeus. this is obviously one of those positions he is going to want to fill rather quickly. >> that's right. you heard, susan talking about michael morrell. he is the acting now cia director. he was the number two to david petraeus. he is someone who really has the president's trust. he is also well liked on the
that is obviously the biggest issue that president obama has to deal with. you're looking at tax cuts that expire at the very end of december, and then those spending cuts that are set to kick in on january 2nd. as he works, obviously, figuring out the new faces on his cabinet. he has his anything raugs on january 20th, and february is a big month as well. he needs to summit a budget at the beginning of the month. it's possible the debt ceiling the treasury department says could be hit that...
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obama was elected to a second term. i interviewed murray back in 2007 after a deadly collapse at one of his coal mines. let's just say he is no fan of democrats, who disagree with his beliefs about the coal industry. >> i would describe al gore as the shahman of global goofiness and gloom and doom. >> of course, he was talking about climate change there. as you know, alison, most scientists believe there is such a thing as climate change and we have to deal with it. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. tell us about murray. did he really lay off these workers because obamas was re-ele re-elected to a second term? >> is he blaming president obama for that. the coal industry has been struggling for a while. it's an industry under a lot of pressure. now this ceo is blaming president obama because of increased regulation, which he says is the cause for sort of the troubles that the coal industry is going through. now what the ceo does say is that he has decided that these layoffs are necessary to prep for a poten
obama was elected to a second term. i interviewed murray back in 2007 after a deadly collapse at one of his coal mines. let's just say he is no fan of democrats, who disagree with his beliefs about the coal industry. >> i would describe al gore as the shahman of global goofiness and gloom and doom. >> of course, he was talking about climate change there. as you know, alison, most scientists believe there is such a thing as climate change and we have to deal with it. alison kosik is...
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obama the winner. why did it take so long? we're headed down to the sunshine state to shed some light on the situation there. could it happen again? that and so much more athey hth afternoon. "your money" starts right now. >> i have been warning you about it for months. now that the election is over, the fiscal cliff is finally getting some love. it's an economic storm of our own making that could trigger another recession and kill up to a million jobs next year if congress and the president don't act. this is "your money." the elections are over. the american people have spoken. now it's time for washington to get to work. >> you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. >> that's because nothing is more important to our economic recovery than creating jobs. president obama says he'll add 12 million jobs over the next four years. but for his math to work, the pace of economic growth needs to pick up. with a crisis in europe and a slowdown in asia, an economic storm beyond our control stands ready to batter our shores. still
obama the winner. why did it take so long? we're headed down to the sunshine state to shed some light on the situation there. could it happen again? that and so much more athey hth afternoon. "your money" starts right now. >> i have been warning you about it for months. now that the election is over, the fiscal cliff is finally getting some love. it's an economic storm of our own making that could trigger another recession and kill up to a million jobs next year if congress and...
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barack obama has the lead with just over 75,000 votes. he has a final tally of 332. >> this weekend, americans will honor those who have served in the arms forces. this is fayetteville, but scenes like this are playing out all across the country. tomorrow, the president will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unzoneu unzones. >> the marine corps is celebrating a big birthday. today is the marine corps's 237th anniversary. a committee of the congress -- continental congress formed the marines in 1775 to fight in the revolutionary war. >>> after the headlines, these stories are trending now on cnn.com today. it looks like post election fallout. murray energy an ohio coal company said it has been forced to lay off 160 workers. it blames the bleak economic prospects facing the coal industry as the president heads into a second term. they include pending epa regulations and the possibility of new taxes. murray energy is headed by a prominent mitt romney donor. >>> in los angeles lakers fans won't tolerate losing. you think of jack nicholsonering
barack obama has the lead with just over 75,000 votes. he has a final tally of 332. >> this weekend, americans will honor those who have served in the arms forces. this is fayetteville, but scenes like this are playing out all across the country. tomorrow, the president will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unzoneu unzones. >> the marine corps is celebrating a big birthday. today is the marine corps's 237th anniversary. a committee of the congress -- continental congress formed the...
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obama. i think he can be persuasive, and i think congress should listen. >> talking about feeling the pressure, suzanne, it could be that republicans feel that a little bit more of that same survey found that 59% of people would blame republicans if they're not able to reach a deal compared to 29%, which would place the blame on president obama. >> all right. thank you, maggie. appreciate it. >>> now to white house correspondent briana keiller. briana is talking about the four congressional leaders who were called to the meeting to the white house, calling it constructive. so, briana, that's a word that they use all the time. it doesn't really reveal very much. do we think there was any movement at all, any willingness to work together? >> i think so. maybe they do use that word a lot or they say productive, but i saw something today at the white house that i'm not sure that i have ever seen before, and that is the four of them standing together at a mai microphone trying to inspire some con
obama. i think he can be persuasive, and i think congress should listen. >> talking about feeling the pressure, suzanne, it could be that republicans feel that a little bit more of that same survey found that 59% of people would blame republicans if they're not able to reach a deal compared to 29%, which would place the blame on president obama. >> all right. thank you, maggie. appreciate it. >>> now to white house correspondent briana keiller. briana is talking about the...
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the obama administration has been supportive of israel. you've seen a lot of condemnation of israel by the nonalign movement led by iran. you would expect iran to twist the facts here. it will be a problem for the wider region if there is a war in gaza, obviously. it brings in the uneasy peace between egypt and israel, camp david accords we shepherded in 1979. egyptian prime minister is in gaza today. there's a three-hour truce. israelis have agreed not to strike while the prime minister is there. the israelis have been very careful to say publicly we want to maintain the peace treaty with egypt. i don't think the egyptians or hamas should be under any delusions here, if hamas rockets continue to be fired into israel, israelis have the responsibility to protect their population. >> egypt has reached out to president obama and the united states saying help us stop the violence there. so, ken, the united states is going to get sucked into this, regardless? >> no, i don't think the united states is going to get sucked in. they've provided wea
the obama administration has been supportive of israel. you've seen a lot of condemnation of israel by the nonalign movement led by iran. you would expect iran to twist the facts here. it will be a problem for the wider region if there is a war in gaza, obviously. it brings in the uneasy peace between egypt and israel, camp david accords we shepherded in 1979. egyptian prime minister is in gaza today. there's a three-hour truce. israelis have agreed not to strike while the prime minister is...
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obama, it is because it is finally finished. governor rick scott has called for a review of the voting process in his state. we have asked governor scott to come on this program to explain just what happened in his state because it ain't like they didn't have warning that there would be a lot of lines with a long, long ballot. but he's declined three days straight. today he's attending a veterans parade in jacksonville, florida, at this hour. we'd like the governor and his office to know that we're going to keep on asking until he explains why the long ballot and cutting of the early voting was cut short. >>> we heard minutes ago from dana bash on the fiscal cliff negotiations and now i want to go to wolf blitzer on the tax issue. we heard a sharp distinction between taxes and raising income, the tax rates themselves, and now comes this potential bombshell from very powerful conservative commentator bill kristol. have a listen. >> the leadership in the conservative movement needs to flow back and let's have a serious debate and
obama, it is because it is finally finished. governor rick scott has called for a review of the voting process in his state. we have asked governor scott to come on this program to explain just what happened in his state because it ain't like they didn't have warning that there would be a lot of lines with a long, long ballot. but he's declined three days straight. today he's attending a veterans parade in jacksonville, florida, at this hour. we'd like the governor and his office to know that...
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jessica, is the obama administration saying anything about the graham and schumer plan as it starts to formulate here? >> hey, ted. they haven't commented on the plan so far this week, but graham and schumer are re-engaging on a proposal that those two senators first outlined in march of 2010, and the white house supported that r proposal then. that proposal has four specific components, not just tightening the bord, but the key component is a biometrics social security card so only those here legally can be hired. that is sort of can considered the key linchpin that could get a lot of republicans on board. also a path to legalization, a process for admitting temporary workers. it sort of is considered a framework for a comprehensive plan that the white house said they very much would like to get done for the president in the second term. >> what about the timing? why now? why is this being brought up after the election? there is exit polling that showed that majority of americans want something done on this. what is pushing this right now? >> well, a couple of things, first of all, th
jessica, is the obama administration saying anything about the graham and schumer plan as it starts to formulate here? >> hey, ted. they haven't commented on the plan so far this week, but graham and schumer are re-engaging on a proposal that those two senators first outlined in march of 2010, and the white house supported that r proposal then. that proposal has four specific components, not just tightening the bord, but the key component is a biometrics social security card so only those...
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president obama and top congressional leaders all meeting this morning, and their mission to negotiate this fiscal cliff. if no deal is reached, $500 billion in tax increases and spending cuts take effect immediately. upon the new year. listen to what the president had to say a short time ago. >> i think we're all aware we have some urgent business to do. we have to make sure taxes don't go up on middle class families, that our economy remains strong and we're creating jobs and that's an agenda that democrats and republicans and independents, people all across the country share. our challenge is to make sure we are able to cooperate together, work together, find some common ground and make tough compromises and build consensus to do the people's business. >> let's take you live back to the senate intelligence committee microphone. this is senator conrad from north dakota, the democrat on the committee. let's listen to what he has to say. >> what is very clear is that ambassador rice used the talking points that intelligence committee had all signed off on. that is very, very clear. she
president obama and top congressional leaders all meeting this morning, and their mission to negotiate this fiscal cliff. if no deal is reached, $500 billion in tax increases and spending cuts take effect immediately. upon the new year. listen to what the president had to say a short time ago. >> i think we're all aware we have some urgent business to do. we have to make sure taxes don't go up on middle class families, that our economy remains strong and we're creating jobs and that's an...
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it's been eight months since president obama held an official news conference by the way. back in march. think back to march, when rick santorum looked to have an edge over mitt romney and before the president started campaigning. safe the say a lot has changed since then, but safe to say that a lot hanlt changeded since then. as the president begins his second term, the balance of power in congress, same old, same old and his approval rating, got a poll just taken before election day, and it shows that his rating sit at 51%. back where it was in march. in just over two hour, president obama is going to address the nation from the east room and our brianne keilar joins us from the white house. i don't know what the president has on his agenda, whether there is an agenda for what he's going to say, whether we're going to hear about petraeus, allen, ben gadsy, all of the above, none of the above. what is it? >> i would say all of the above and really, it's sort of what is on the agenda of the reporters who will be asking questions. you said it's been more than eight months s
it's been eight months since president obama held an official news conference by the way. back in march. think back to march, when rick santorum looked to have an edge over mitt romney and before the president started campaigning. safe the say a lot has changed since then, but safe to say that a lot hanlt changeded since then. as the president begins his second term, the balance of power in congress, same old, same old and his approval rating, got a poll just taken before election day, and it...
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. >>> rights now president obama is on his way to thailand. it's the first stop of the three nation tour of asia. tomorrow the president is scheduled to meet with taiwan's king, prime minister and the u.s. embassy staff in bangkok. then he is on to minima, a country that no u.s. president has visited before. then he'll head to cambodia for the east asia summit. come new year's day, america could face a $7 trillion nightmare. a series of tax increases and major spending cuts will go into effect unless the white house and capitol hill reach a deal. cnn's political editor paul ste steinhouser is gauging what the public is saying about the fiscal cliff. paul? >> the clock is ticking on avoiding the fiscal cliff. the president, as he sat down at the white house friday with top congressional leaders from both parties. americans agree in a poll that it is extremely or very important for the president and congress to reach a deal. >> i believe we can do this and avert the fiscal cliff. >> reporter: and that's what most people want. they say that repub
. >>> rights now president obama is on his way to thailand. it's the first stop of the three nation tour of asia. tomorrow the president is scheduled to meet with taiwan's king, prime minister and the u.s. embassy staff in bangkok. then he is on to minima, a country that no u.s. president has visited before. then he'll head to cambodia for the east asia summit. come new year's day, america could face a $7 trillion nightmare. a series of tax increases and major spending cuts will go...